As members of the Lebanese army collect up what remains of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 which according to witnesses exploded in a fireball after ditching into the sea just moments after take off, the search is on for the planes flight recorder. At the moment experts can do little but speculate as to why [...]

Travel insurance specialists Essential Travel has hit out at well known brands for hiking the price of their travel insurance policies simply because their customers trust them. Director at Essential Travel, Stuart Bensusan claims that well known brands like American Express, the Post Office and Barclays are selling insurance for double what it is worth [...]

British Airways CEO, Willie Walsh has said that he will not be bullied into backing down because of strike threats being made by the trade union Unite. He has already offered training to other workers within the airline to become cabin crew in the event that the current cabin crews agree to walk out. In [...]

The world’s greatest football tournament is nearly upon us and for recession battered car hire firms in South Africa that is very good news. Although there has been an improvement in figures over the Christmas holidays, car rental companies are now fixed on preparing themselves for the demand for vehicles the World Cup is expected [...]

Transport chiefs in Brussels have revealed plans to roll out new driving laws across the U.K. in a push to make urban areas greener. The Action Plan on Urban Mobility could see British drivers having to obey new speed limits when driving through the country’s urban areas as well as taking new driving tests to [...]

The owner of a Limousine hire company based in Wigan is furious with Greater Manchester Police for impounding a stretch Hummer as it waited to pick up customers who had hired it to take them for a night out at the dogs. Jason Earl who runs Earl’s Limousines has complained that police seized the vehicle [...]

Although the number of tourists visiting Australia in 2009 was down by 2 percent on a year earlier experts in the travel industry predict that tourist numbers will slowly begin to rise through 2010. Although the global financial crisis meant that many business travellers as well as tourists were compelled to rethink their travel plans [...]

The recently opened Holiday Inn Las Vegas Hotel has announced that it is now taking bookings from customers who wish to enjoy all that the city has to offer without breaking the bank. The hotel has 129 rooms available to both travellers who are visiting Las Vegas for pleasure and those who have come to [...]

Hertz can already call itself one of the world’s leading car rental providers. With offices in 145 countries around the world it offers almost any solution to customers wishing to hire a vehicle. Now it has added to its ability to provide customers with transport solutions by announcing that it has gone into partnership with [...]

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told parliament that aid will be sent to the devastated island of Haiti in the form of rescue teams, finance and emergency equipment. He also said that more aid would follow to help the people of Haiti rebuild their lives after the disaster is over. President Barack Obama has also [...]